Joe Biden to the Rescue?

The only one of the four candidates hardly mentioned in main stream news media may have an effect on the outcome in Pennsylvania. Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pa and remained there until the age of 10 when his father, a working class man, could no longer find employment. The economic hardships that forced the Biden family to move from Pennsylvania could be connected to the current economic despair. This type of relation between a candidate and present circumstances is important because voters want to relate on a more personal level with a candidate and Joe Biden, the unknown candidate, needs to exploit this relation if he is to do his job in controlling key northwest swing states. Biden is a great small town meeting campaigner and has been able to connect with voters in those meetings. This style of campaigning Will be needed if the Democrats are to control Pennsylvania yet again. The areas of concern within the state come in the more rural and white working class sectors. With regards to the rural, Joe Biden may not be the guy, but he can and should absolutely play upon his own middle class upbringing and the fact that he and his family had gone through similar economic hardships that face many Americans, and Pennsylvanians today.